Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-05-19
Ieasles are quite prevalent in several


Robert Cole, Esq. visited his sou. DR..
Chas. Il. Cole in RocklaDd, last week.
Sixteen hours between. New York and
Bar Harbor by the new summer train.
An additional veranda il being built on the
Doane cottage, at Northeast Harbor.
Ahram Lord, Esq, is about to build ne y
house opposite the Strawyille sehool-house.
Several vessels are undergoing quite ex.
port.
There is report that three students were
expelled from the Bucksport Seminary few
days ago.
w. p. Foster, Esq. OF Bar Harbor, went
TO Bluehill on saturday last. where Mrs. Fos-
ter is stopping for the season.
E F. Robinson. Esq, has returned home
from New York city. where he has been tax
Ing Il course Of instructions in optics.
Capt. s. Il. Barbour and party. with steam
er Silver Star. are on their way home from
Florida where they have been spending the
winter.
President EliGt's cottage at Northeast iIsr-
Dor has been leased for the summer 10 Mr..
Wheelw right. Of Boston.
Rev. v. p. WardwelI. OF this city. has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver the Memorial
Day address before the Grand Army Post aud
citizens Of Cherry field.
DR.. l.. :. Chilcott OF Bangor. was elected
an honorary member of the Florida State Den
tai Association at it, annual meeting held at
Palntka. on the oh, 7th and sth OF April.
The tanncry at Bucksport owned by Capt
SNOW, which was burned some weeks ago, is
>oou to be rebuilt. the lumber being shipped
Down from Bangor.
The new Presidn. Elder. Rev. j. +.
family. We hear that he viii occupy the
Jonathan Dow house on the Surrv road
-Genrral j. l.. Chamberlain Ex-Governor
Of Maine, has accepted an invitation TO deliver
All GRAFTON at the dedication OF the soldiers and
sailors monument at Castiuc. May 30, L. VI.
The schooner \. W. Ellis, while going ont
OF the river last week. lumber laden. got
ashore on Indian Point. After taking of part
Of the deck load She csme Of without much
damage.
Capt. Rod. Pcndleion has bought the In
tcrc>t OF his partner, Mr., Curt. stevens. in
the boating business at Bar Harbor heretofore
carried on under the firm name OF Pcndlcton
& stevens, and will carry on the business
alone.
Hon James &. Blaine accompanied hy
GOV BodweH. State Treasurer Burleigh and
several members OF The Council were at Bar
Harbor i-.t Wednesday. Some member. Of
the party are understood to De seeking profit
ahlc Investment in real estate.
Tho ,tcam drills at the sewer cutting near
the Marlborough hotel were run all DAY last
SUNDAY Hue laws arc at discount in BAR
lIarhor The drills have also been running
nearly every evening during the last week, un-
til past ten O'Clock NJ. Desert Hsraid.
The Southwest Harbor Water Go. ha- been
organized at that place with the following Of
ecu II. H. Clark. Esq., President; \. Alien,
~cyr,fary:J. 7. Il. Freeman. Treasurer ;Dircc-
tor. l.. h. W,man. Ellsworth, Joseph 6. Par
k,r. Jesse II. rca>c and :. V. Hcrrick. South
west Hartor.
We hear that three children. belonging 10
North IIsgcocA. wcrc quite seriously poisoned
lat week hy eating rr->> which wa- done IN
tho playful imitation Of cattle or hor-es some
OF al q The poisoned persons wcre children ~
Mr.. Alfred Tracy II + Understood that they
have recovered.
Rev. W. H. LYON of RoXbury. Mas,
v rite. ~ relative to the little article on Christ.
on the fir-t page Of h>t weeks ANERtctN. a.
follows. Il wish TO congratulate the writer
/, & one ~ the most beautiful statements Of
Tie cs.c ever read. f,hc writer f. new
one, he Ut ,hc should be- brought out"
The mill Of j. J and 4. L. HopAtn, bulk
last winter at Moun'ncE Pond took FIRE Mon
day "a sb-eus'. Of watchInen and Was badly
,s4la3xeI, 80. pachincr was lost. It will
cunIplc,cd by last Of August or Gr,i u sep
TENDER Thie mill was for winter operation.
Mr.. uri~ou Gail. OF hi, cry a carpenter
employed IN Nj +. T Hsmor'- cottage on the
Bay shore. Bar Harbor. fell from the building
abou, twenty feet lat Monday. sustaining
quit. painful injuries No bone, We're broken.
and hr i, rapidly recovering. He viii doubt
H.. be- able To return to hi work in r."
DAY.
The following nominations have been
made rs the Governor: Dedmu- justices.
Peter L. Hin. Gould>boro; L. W. j. Lander,
Bangor. Justices Of the Peace snd Quorum,
Augustus 6. Blake, Brooklin, John Sherman
pou..a-e. Iamotne; Peter l.. Hill. Goud-boro'
Elmer r. >poford. Deer Isle Edmund L.
Voting. Mihriige.
MIR. MarceIus j. bow q. 4. Tcmplar, u
the Maine Good Tcmpar>. will be present al
the session Of the district lodge to BE- heidi at
Or}aud on Thursday OF th- week. Th- !, 70
be- an important session A. the work Of the new
de-rrr and other matters OF interest are to be
considered.
pr. Alfred Walton. OF Bangor, talks OF
placing lii steamer, Eccta. on the route from
Belfast TO Castine. and will do II the down
river people who are interested will purchase
An interest in the boat. They want steamer
there which will run on the route all the year
and think that the Electa" W III Ill the require
mrnt. 30 says the CoamerciW.
The Deer Isle Gd-eue says: We have
purchased the large two story building and
'ot. now occupied BY Miss f. T.. Higgins. Of
Mr. Caroline Spofford and shall move our
Office the re a, soon a. il be made ready for
u. Miss Iliggin, will occupy a part Of the
pos; Office building. This move will give IL
more convenient quarters and ample room for
our fast increasing business.
At the concert in Ellsworth Tuesday eN-
cniB. of lat week, given by the Bangor talent,
one little urchn after ntenty reading the
program. asked another little fellow what In
the world a mandolin was, that was play ed up
on by Mr.. Andrews. "A great big potato bug
with a handle" promptly responded the little
fellow.
A letter received in Portland II short time
since. from Mrs. Bunker. wife Of Capt. Bunker,
who remained at Topolobsmpo when the other
Maine coonist- left, is dated March Il, Her
husband is 10 take command OF a steamer ply
ing between the colony and TopoIobampo. and
their children are going TO a Mexican school
Her health is improved, and she is not anxiou,
To get back. There perhaps 40 eoloni,ts
most Of them living on farms in the region sur
rounding the bay.
-Rufus Heath. Of Penobscot, mate Of The
| Carrie Pitman, W bile going through the Reach
recently was caught by the fore sheet anc
/ dragged overheard. The vessel was mmedi